Mono- and poly-nuclear neutral complexes have been obtained by electrochemical reaction of zinc or cadmium anodes with potentially hexadentate ligands H4Ln (n= 1–3). The ligands were prepared by 2∶1 condensation of 3-hydroxysalicylaldehyde and 1,2-diaminopropane, 1,3-diaminopropane or 1,4-diaminobutane, respectively. They can act either as N2O2 dianionic in mononuclear complexes or as N2O4 tetraanionic in polynuclear complexes, where metal ions are held together by μ-phenoxo bridges. X-Ray diffraction study of self-assembled [Zn8(L3)4(H2O)3]·H2O·¼MeCN shows a 3-D cage-like crystal structure, where the ligand units display O2 + N2O2 + O2 polynucleating behaviours.
                                    通过
锌或
镉阳极与潜在的六齿
配体 H4Ln(n= 1-3)发生电
化学反应,获得了单核和多核中性络合物。
配体分别由 3-hydroxysalicylaldehyde 和 1,2-二
氨基
丙烷、1,3-二
氨基
丙烷或 1,4-二
氨基
丁烷通过 2∶1 缩合制备而成。它们既可以在单核络合物中作为 
N2O2 二阴离子,也可以在多核络合物中作为 
N2O4 四阴离子,其中
金属离子通过 μ-吩氧基桥连接在一起。对自组装[Zn8(L3)4(
H2O)3]-   -¼MeCN 的 X 射线衍射研究显示了一种三维笼状晶体结构,其中
配体单元显示出 O2 +      + O2 多核行为。